1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields.
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Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 7 to 12 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Victoria is an incorporated town in Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,725 at the 2010 census, which was down from the 1,821 reported in 2000.
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